Anatomy Ch 2 cancer/cell history

How does Cancer get in your system?

results from genetic change in cell that causes it to divide rapidly
What is a tumor?

when the rapid division does not allow for proper cell differentiation and function and results in mass formation
What are the 2 things the tumor may be?

malignant: has the ability to metastasize (cancer cells spread through the body)

benign
Who first observed a cell when microscopes were invented in the 1600's?

Robert Hooke
What did Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schawn declared?

that all living things are made up of cells
Who concluded that cells arise from all other living cells?

Rudolf Virchow
What are all living things made up of?

cells
What is the smallest unit of life?

cell
What do cells arise from?

other living cells by cell division
What are the discrete specialized structures that assist in cell function & structure?

organelles

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Anatomy Ch 2 cancer/cell history

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cell history and cancer information

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